Overview

• The Barcelona and Brazil winger shared video that appears to show a chipmunk mascot hugging several children as his son, Gael, is overlooked.
• In posts on Instagram, he condemned the conduct as discriminatory and criticized staff as a disgrace, saying his child was denied a hug given to white children.
• Additional clips show an adult lifting Gael toward the performer in a further attempt to get attention, which also did not result in an embrace.
• Raphinha was on international duty with Brazil when he posted the footage, having played in a 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Chile and set to face Bolivia next.
• The episode is viewed in light of his prior anti-racism stance, including a 2023 shirt message supporting Vinicius Junior and a 2024 incident of racist insults that led to three arrests in Spain.